/tags/policing Policing en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-01-19/capmetro-to-deploy-private-security-guards-at-busy-bus-stops The unarmed guards are expected to be on the job within six weeks. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-01-19/capmetro-to-deploy-private-security-guards-at-busy-bus-stops Nathan Bernier /crime-justice/2023-02-10/san-marcos-police-association-union-contract-city-repealed A local activist organization wants the city to incorporate reforms named after a former police sergeant who killed someone in an off-duty car crash. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:56:21 GMT /crime-justice/2023-02-10/san-marcos-police-association-union-contract-city-repealed Maya Fawaz /2021-10-18/the-u-s-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-officers-accused-of-excessive-force Qualified immunity, a controversial legal defense, protects police from liability when accused of misconduct. Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the doctrine. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:28:59 GMT /2021-10-18/the-u-s-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-officers-accused-of-excessive-force Becky Sullivan /en-espanol/2021-09-02/capital-metro-policia-transporte-publico-austin La agencia de transporte público de Austin ya no quiere depender de los oficiales de la policía de Austin para proporcionar seguridad a sus clientes. Pero la propuesta también ha generado la preocupación de algunos grupos comunitarios. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:32:18 GMT /en-espanol/2021-09-02/capital-metro-policia-transporte-publico-austin Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-08-30/capital-metro-board-votes-to-establish-transit-police-force Despite concerns from some community groups, the board on Monday approved moving ahead with developing a transit police department to eliminate the agency's reliance on off-duty Austin police officers to provide security. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:43:18 GMT /transportation/2021-08-30/capital-metro-board-votes-to-establish-transit-police-force Nathan Bernier /en-espanol/2021-06-30/aplican-para-jefe-policia-austin-esto-necesitas-saber-sobre-ellos Los líderes de la ciudad dijeron que anticipan nombrar a dos o tres finalistas para principios de agosto a más tardar. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:22:29 GMT /en-espanol/2021-06-30/aplican-para-jefe-policia-austin-esto-necesitas-saber-sobre-ellos Audrey McGlinchy /crime-justice/2021-06-28/nearly-four-dozen-people-have-applied-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-here-are-four-things-to-know City executives have said they hope to narrow the pool of candidates down to two or three finalists by early August, at the latest. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:28:49 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-28/nearly-four-dozen-people-have-applied-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-here-are-four-things-to-know Audrey McGlinchy /en-espanol/2021-06-08/treinta-candidatos-buscan-ser-siguiente-jefe-policia-austin Rey Arellano, asistente del administrador de la ciudad, le dijo a la comisión que espera tener dos o tres finalistas para los últimos días de julio o a principios de agosto. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:50:39 GMT /en-espanol/2021-06-08/treinta-candidatos-buscan-ser-siguiente-jefe-policia-austin Audrey McGlinchy /crime-justice/2021-06-08/at-least-3-dozen-candidates-seeking-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-officials-say Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano told the commission he expects to have two to three finalists by late July or early August. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:31:59 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-08/at-least-3-dozen-candidates-seeking-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-officials-say Audrey McGlinchy /politics/2021-01-11/from-covid-19-to-policing-and-elections-how-state-vs-local-tension-will-play-out-at-the-legislature These issues will be hashed out on top of the once-a-decade political redistricting that must be completed during the 2021 session. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:30:47 GMT /politics/2021-01-11/from-covid-19-to-policing-and-elections-how-state-vs-local-tension-will-play-out-at-the-legislature Jill Ament, Caroline Covington